On this edition of our Goldman Sachs entrepreneur series Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec discuss the top cities where small businesses and start-ups are thriving.
Austin, Texas and Boulder, Colorado make the list. As companies start steering away from Silicon Valley these other metro areas provide a skilled workforce and established venture capital firms. Plus, we highlight Enrique Torres, the Co-owner, and President of Excellent Fruit and Produce in Miami, another city on the list!
Chair Jerome Powell says the Federal Reserve only expects to cut rates once in 2024. But at least, as one economist says, ‘rate hikes are off the table.’
With the Fed likely set to leave rates unchanged, lower and middle income Americans will continue dealing with higher credit card interest and expenses.
Markets soared in May after Nvidia’s Q1 success, but concerns over slowing consumer spending, especially among middle—and lower-income groups, loom large.